Comments on: 6 Myths About Solar Energy At Home http://greenguysglobal.com/blog/6-myths-about-solar-energy-at-home International blog of guys sharing views, news and ideas about making their lives greener Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:40:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Jim C http://greenguysglobal.com/blog/6-myths-about-solar-energy-at-home#comment-141 Jim C Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:42:01 +0000 http://greenguysglobal.com/blog/6-myths-about-solar-energy-at-home#comment-141 There will always be something better coming... Faster computers, more efficient PV systems, etc. If you are thinking about PV, get a quote, run the numbers and make an informed decision. I for one love my $6.59/month electric bill. Oh and make sure you get a Time-of-Day meter once you get your system installed. There will always be something better coming…
Faster computers, more efficient PV systems, etc.
If you are thinking about PV, get a quote, run
the numbers and make an informed decision. I for
one love my $6.59/month electric bill. Oh and make
sure you get a Time-of-Day meter once you get your
system installed.

]]> By: Joel http://greenguysglobal.com/blog/6-myths-about-solar-energy-at-home#comment-111 Joel Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:43:59 +0000 http://greenguysglobal.com/blog/6-myths-about-solar-energy-at-home#comment-111 It's a fine line whether to wait or not. If you're considering getting solar then I think you're ready and can get it now. Why wait? In the end you'll have almost free electricity anyway, if you wait 5 years for the price to come down, you've been paying for power for 5 years which would have to be factored into the cost. Individual circumstances vary massively but out of all the people I know who have solar, not a single one wishes they waited! It’s a fine line whether to wait or not. If you’re considering getting solar then I think you’re ready and can get it now. Why wait? In the end you’ll have almost free electricity anyway, if you wait 5 years for the price to come down, you’ve been paying for power for 5 years which would have to be factored into the cost. Individual circumstances vary massively but out of all the people I know who have solar, not a single one wishes they waited!

]]> By: Dave http://greenguysglobal.com/blog/6-myths-about-solar-energy-at-home#comment-110 Dave Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:48:43 +0000 http://greenguysglobal.com/blog/6-myths-about-solar-energy-at-home#comment-110 You can get solar panels that are completely transparent and just look like tinted glass. You could even replace your windows with them although I don't know anything about their insulating properties. The trouble with waiting is that if everybody did it, there would be no demand for solar panels and the research funding would dry up. There will always have to be some early adopters that pave the way for the unwashed masses later on. You can get solar panels that are completely transparent and just look like tinted glass. You could even replace your windows with them although I don’t know anything about their insulating properties.

The trouble with waiting is that if everybody did it, there would be no demand for solar panels and the research funding would dry up. There will always have to be some early adopters that pave the way for the unwashed masses later on.

]]> By: MII http://greenguysglobal.com/blog/6-myths-about-solar-energy-at-home#comment-106 MII Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:04:46 +0000 http://greenguysglobal.com/blog/6-myths-about-solar-energy-at-home#comment-106 all i can say is wait. nanotech is revolutionizing everything, solar panels included. so if you are thinking about solar power, wait, efficiency will dramatically increase (current photovoltaic efficiency is below 40%, cutting edge nanotech photovoltaics offer up to 80% [side note, 80% efficiency means it works at night!! tell me that isnt sweet.]) and price will decrease (from dollars/watt to cents/watt) in the near future. pure speculation but i say give it 3 yrs, the first commercial nano-based solar panels are just reaching the market and with increased efficiency and decreased cost the demand will only rise leading to more research and... you get it. so yeah, wait, youll be glad you did. all i can say is wait. nanotech is revolutionizing everything, solar panels included. so if you are thinking about solar power, wait, efficiency will dramatically increase (current photovoltaic efficiency is below 40%, cutting edge nanotech photovoltaics offer up to 80% [side note, 80% efficiency means it works at night!! tell me that isnt sweet.]) and price will decrease (from dollars/watt to cents/watt) in the near future. pure speculation but i say give it 3 yrs, the first commercial nano-based solar panels are just reaching the market and with increased efficiency and decreased cost the demand will only rise leading to more research and… you get it. so yeah, wait, youll be glad you did.

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